Boompa and Neta

Sunday, August 12, 2012

The Trip Back Home

I had some expectations. They were all wrong.

The term we used to describe the long driving journey is "Flat-Buttage". It is a descriptive phrase. Nice sounding and very true words.

Stopped in a small town and saw this on the outside of
a main street building. I could not resist.

Branson was...well...I'm not sure what to say. Here are some photos.

Unbelievable just about describes it!
There were many churches driving through Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. Is this what is called the Bible belt?

Much of the landscape here was also "Flat-Landage"

Coors Field in Denver

Early morning in Downtown Denver

Railroad work shop.

The beginning of the Rocky Mountains.

Seeing this country gives one a whole different perspective of how tough it must have been for people trying to travel through and live in this type of landscape.

It was a great and fun trip. When I saw this VW bus I thought to myself how grand a trip it would have been in one of these. "Flat-Buttage"

Thursday, August 2, 2012

While the peaches were at their perfection, juicy globes of sunshine, there was a dog to pick up in Memphis, Tennessee! Isn't that just the way it happens? We "divvied" up the canners and the drivers.
The photographer, the picture taker took on a dual role as a driver and "historian". Went along with the girls to pick up the little nine month old Gemma. She is so named as yes, she is a JEWEL!

Gemma taking center stage in Memphis.

We, Ray and I stayed behind to make jam, ice cream, sorbet and chutney and filled the freezer with loads of juicy fruit.

Johnson and Wales University campus in Denver, Colorado

Our future Chef who is seriously considering a transfer from her University in Rhode Island to a campus in Denver, Colorado wanted to check it out during this journey and so they did.

This long trip involved a LOT of driving and the crew suffered from "flat butt syndrome" but returned to us safe and sound a week later! We are one little Gemma richer! Also made a big dent in the peach harvest.

The long 2016 mile trip from Hollister, CA to Memphis, TN was an adventure. These pictures speak for themselves........

The bridge over the Mississippi river from the Memphis side.

We found Him.

B.B. King

A happy couple.

A loyal Elvis fan at the front gates of Graceland.

The girls leave their mark on the stone wall at Graceland.

More of the return trip on the next blog.

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Another Day in "Paradise"

What is Paradise one might wonder? Paradise or feeling like one is "in Paradise" is so different for each and every one of us, isn't it? Yesterday we all "scored"!

Buddie and his partner Linnea in the sport of agility, were off to a big event near Monterey and Seaside. Buddie did Qualify in two runs! Both he and Linnea were in heaven. When that happens Maria is too.

While Buddie was at his agility trial Mister Kitty took the opportunity to sneak into Buddies bed :-)... a snooze in the forbidden place! Now THAT too is "Paradise".

We took Ralle for a walk along the seaside in the quaint coastal town. He was greeted, petted, photographed by tourists and had a full mornings worth of sniffing where so many dogs had gone before. Ralle was in paradise!

David picked up a new updated GPS CD for our car at the Monterey dealership so he was a happy man.

I went to Whole Foods in Monterey to purchase scallops for dinner. Going to any Whole Foods Market is Paradise to me! Then of course cooking Seared Sea Scallops with Lemon Orzo and having Linnea with me in the kitchen preparing a salad, well what more needs to be said.........

Ray picked fresh peaches from the totally LOADED peach tree in their back yard, for us to use making a Peach Crumble... to be served with a dollop of whipped cream for dessert, WELL!